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The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal law that provides important protections for employees in the United States. If you or a loved one is expecting a child, it is especially important to understand what FMLA leave entails. Knowing your rights under FMLA can...
Mothers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere may be entitled to take FMLA leave during a pregnancy or after giving birth. However, fathers are also generally entitled to take the same unpaid leave to care for a newborn child or the child's mother. Eligible fathers may take...
Some Pennsylvania employees may believe they have been retaliated against at work for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. One factor a court will take into account when determining if FMLA retaliation has taken place is the proximity in terms of time...
Some Pennsylvania employees might be eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for people who are not legally or biologically their parent or child if the relationship has been like that of parent and child. "In loco parentis" refers to this...
The Family and Medical Leave Act allows an employee to take time off work for qualified medical or family reasons without having to worry about losing their job. While some individuals will take off a set period of time, employees are also allowed intermittent leave,...
Pennsylvania employees may be interested in an out-of-state case that involves medical privacy and retaliation for taking medical leave. A Florida court says that an employee can proceed with his claim against his employer because his co-workers were told about his...
Most employers in Pennsylvania and around the country are required to follow the provisions of federal labor laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act. Other laws that place restrictions on employers include the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1990 Americans with...
Many Pennsylvania workers are covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal law that provides certain unpaid leave when an employee or family member has a health-related problem. Most employers freely comply with leave requests, but others do not, and in...
Pennsylvania employers may be aware that they have Family and Medical Leave Act record-keeping obligations. Because employers are responsible to abide by these laws, they need to know when they consist of. The FMLA records must consist of basic payroll information,...
A pair of recent court decisions have reinforced the need for workers to comply with notification requirements set by employers when they seek time off through the Family and Medical Leave Act. Employees in Pennsylvania that do not observe their employers' rules about...
